Mr.doob and other developers have created several variations on the "gravity" theme:
The experiment takes a functional Google search page and subjects every element—the logo, search bar, and buttons—to a 2D physics engine. google gravity slime mr doob best
Created in 2009 by Mr.doob, a self-taught London-based developer renowned for creative web visualizations. You can then pick up any piece of
Watch the page collapse. You can then pick up any piece of the UI and throw it around the screen. Because it violates our expectation of a website
: Surprisingly, the search bar still works; after "searching," the new results also drop into the pile. Chrome Experiment
To see the experiment in action, you can follow these simple steps on both desktop and mobile devices:
Why is this so delightful? Because it violates our expectation of a website. A homepage is supposed to be static, orderly, and predictable. "Google Gravity" breaks that contract in a harmless, hilarious way. It reminds us that the digital world is made of code, and code can be bent, twisted, and played with.